Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Big Dropper the Life Cycle of a Raindrop
Students will research the Internet, Alabama Virtual Library, online and printed encyclopedias, and other reference material to gather information on the water cycle. Students will then use the gathered data to create a slideshow...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Dressing the Part
Dress code requirements in business and school are always a controversial topic. In this project students will research the value of dressing appropriately for a variety of settings to include business and school. They will research...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Benjamin Banneker
A great biography of the astronomer and inventor Benjamin Banneker that includes additional links to supplemental material for further research.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Impacto, Influencia, Cambio
This multimedia resource provides information about science, technology and invention in Latin America.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: George Washington Carver
A brief biography of George Washington Carver that includes additional links to supplemental material for more research.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Compare/contrast Electronic Text With Traditionally Printed Text
Lesson allows for middle school middle schoolers who are familiar with researching electronic sources to gain a deeper understanding of the benefits of online resources versus traditional print.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Ethics and Social Responsibility in Business
Students will conduct on-line research of 5 major corporate websites in order to write a code of ethics for a fictitious company they will create. The students will then describe how these ethical guidelines relate to any or all of the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Biographical Poetry
Young scholars will work with a partner to write an original poem using information learned about a person involved in the American Revolution. The students will then share the poems by creating a multimedia slide show.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Animal Adaptations
Students use technology tools to research and produce a multimedia product on animals and their habitats. This a collaborative project involving the library media specialist, classroom teacher, and special education teacher.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cells
Middle schoolers will research prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The students will then research plant and animal cells, comparing and contrasting the two. Middle schoolers will also research the major organelles and the function of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Butterfly Life Cycles
This unit introduces learners to a study of life cycles by having them examine the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will observe, record and describe the changes in caterpillars as they become butterflies. The teacher will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Isaac Newton
During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the life of Isaac Newton. Students use reference books and the Internet to investigate Newton's life. Following group discussion and individual research, students create a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How a Bill Becomes a Law
This lesson will focus on how bills become laws. This interdisciplinary lesson combines social studies, language arts and reading skills and concepts. Students will research the topic through the Internet and other digital resources and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Trip Along the Alimentary Canal
Students will prepare a digital presentation on the digestive organs, accessory structures, processes, digestive chemicals, and nutrients. This is a part of the unit on digestion and metabolism, and is performed at the beginning of the...
Other
Harnessing the Web: Intro to Networked Project Based
This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Usa State Facts
During this technology-based lesson, fifth grade young scholars explore different states by locating information on the Internet. Students use the information they find and create a presentation to help their classmates learn about the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Choosing Media for a Presentation
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will introduce students to the use of visuals and other media in their presentations that will keep their audiences clapping. When preparing for a presentation,...
Other
Mcsr: Hints for Web Authors
This site from the Mississipi Center for Supercomputing Research provides a continuously revised report on tips for web design authoring.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Multi Media Hero Analysis
Using what they learn about how heroes are depicted in art, literature, and music, students create their own definition of a hero, and then write an essay based on a hero they wish to research.
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Middle School Curriculum Overview [Pdf]
The Estuaries 101 Middle School Curriculum is a multimedia curriculum focused on the theme "Estuaries & You." It includes a series of online activities for middle school students that highlight our nation's living laboratories, all...
Other
New Brunswick Museum: Reaching Into Our Past
In this unit, students research 19th century New Brunswick history and compare it to the present. They produce newspaper articles and a multimedia presentation. There are suggestions for cross-curricular activities as well. Students...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Genes Are Real Things
Long after Gregor Mendel knew that something controlled heredity three other scientists finally put his research together with new evidence from microscopes to determine that genes do exist. This multimedia article includes animations,...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: One Gene Makes One Protein
Early research showed that genes code for proteins. This was based on studies using mutant strains of bread mold. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are...
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Chico's Salsa Virtual Tour
This multimedia tour of Salsa dancing includes general background information, a chronology of salsa, sound and video clips, biographies on salsa artists, and resources for further reading and research. Also included is a "Salsa...